Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4008, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1983, c. 806, §42, is further amended to read:

3. Exceptions. This section shall does not apply to the extent that disclosure of information is necessary:

A. To comply with Title 22, chapter 1071; and

B. To report to an appropriate authority or to take appropriate emergency measure measures when:

(1) The client's condition requires others to assume responsibility for the client; or

(2) There is clear and imminent danger to the client or others.; and

C.__To assist state and municipal agencies in dealing with a juvenile described in section 6001-B, subsection 2 if, in the judgment of the school counselor or school social worker, disclosure of information is not against the juvenile's best interests.

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §6005 is enacted to read:

§6005.__Disclosure of information about certain juveniles

1.__Information disclosure.__To ensure the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the State and juveniles described in subsection 2, a school administrative unit and its employees shall provide information about juveniles described in subsection 2 to state and municipal agencies upon request and assurance that the agency seeks the information for rehabilitative, not punitive, purposes.

2.__Subject juveniles.__The information disclosure requirements of subsection 1 apply to:

A.__A juvenile who is an habitual truant;

B.__A juvenile who has been expelled from school;

C.__A juvenile who is considered to be an exceptional student due to behavioral issues; and

D.__A juvenile who is suspected of having committed a crime by a law enforcement agency.